swelled

VERB

become larger

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accumulate add to balloon bloat bulge enlarge expand fatten grow increase mount rise surge

STRONG

aggravate amplify augment belly billow blister dilate distend enhance extend heighten intensity plump pouch pout protrude puff tumefy uprise

WEAK

be inflated become bloated become distended become swollen fill out grow larger puff up round out well up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abridge decline decrease diminish drop fall lessen lose lower reduce shrink slump

STRONG

compress condense contract curtail shorten

WEAK

concentrate

Example Sentences

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Swelled rivers and canals have submerged vast swaths of the countryside.

From New York Times • May 20, 2023

Swelled rivers and lakes may not recede to normal levels until July.

From Washington Times • May 30, 2015

Swelled by wave after wave of refugees and of peasants seeking prosperity from the war boom, South Viet Nam's capital has grown by 50%, to 2.2 million, since fighting was stepped up in 1964.

From Time Magazine Archive

Swelled by abnormal winter rains and lashed by strong winds, the waters of Lake Erie are three inches above the previous record set in the flood-disaster year of 1952.

From Time Magazine Archive

Once a little kid named Peaches, Swelled my heart until it eatches.

From Michael O'Halloran by Stratton-Porter, Gene